Browse past news stories for Cocoa High School in Cocoa, FL.

• FGCU baseball adds pair of Charlotte County prep stars (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:02:12 pm
  Two of Charlotte County's top prep baseball stars will play their college careers together at Florida Gulf Coast University. Charlotte High's Jake Foley and Port Charlotte's Ricky Knapp are among the Eagles' nine-player freshman class announced on national signing day.
• FGCU baseball adds pair of Charlotte County prep stars (ABC 7 Gulfshore News)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:58:34 pm
  FORT MYERS, Fla. – Two of Charlotte County's top prep baseball stars will play their college careers together at Florida Gulf Coast University.
• College baseball: FGCU announces nine member recruiting class (Naples Daily News)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 09:53:00 pm
  Florida Gulf Coast University baseball head coach Dave Tollett announced Monday that his program has received National Letters of Intent from eight student-athletes, as well as a commitment from Adam Sargent of Palmetto Bay.Tyler Anderson of Cocoa, Brandon Bednar of Stuart, Brandon Bixler of Oviedo, Alex Diaz of Miami, Sean Dwyer of Leesburg, Jake Foley of Port Charlotte, Ricky Knapp of Port ...
• Space fan has key role in launches (Florida Today)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:53:05 am
  CAPE CANAVERAL — Mark Jonas grew up in the 1960s watching rocket launches from his backyard in Cocoa.
• Raiders prepare strategy for shootout (The Villages Daily Sun)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 12:54:14 pm
  BUSHNELL — Because South Sumter defeated Frostproof 21-6 Friday night, the Raiders’ hopes to return to the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season are still alive.
• GoldandBlack.com: Boilers get FL safety (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on July 28, 2009 at 04:45:57 pm
  As of late last week, Florida safety E.J. Johnson had narrowed his list of finalists down to two: Purdue and Michigan State. Sunday night, he chose Purdue.
• CSU football team lands third 2010 commit (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
  posted on July 28, 2009 at 11:16:29 am
  Rashawde Meyers didn't want to be distracted this fall as he and his teammates seek to repeat as state champions.
• Florida defensive end commits to CSU (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
  posted on July 27, 2009 at 09:22:36 pm
  Rashawde Meyers, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound defensive end from Cocoa, Fla., said today that he’ll sign with CSU in February.
• UCF Football Coach George O'Leary to speak at Rotary Club of Cocoa (UCF Golden Knights)
  posted on July 21, 2009 at 01:26:19 pm
  UCF head football coach George O'Leary will be the featured guest speaker today at the monthly luncheon for the Rotary Club of Cocoa, held at the Community Dining Room at Brevard Community College (1519 Clearlake Road in Cocoa).
• Sports figures fondly recall moon mission (Florida Today)
  posted on July 20, 2009 at 05:35:03 am
  Where were you? A lot of us were right here, 40 years ago, when man rocketed, landed and walked on the moon. Bonita Holland was 15 and July 20, 1969 was the summer before her first year at Cocoa High School.
• Medal of Honor winner was only 21 when he died a hero (Florida Today)
  posted on May 25, 2009 at 07:45:54 am
  John Madison Bennett remembers seeing his brother for the last time as he went off to the Korean War more than 56 years ago. "Emory had more bags than he could carry, so I helped him to the train," he said.
• Cocoa: Tears, smiles as grads depart into the world (Florida Today)
  posted on May 24, 2009 at 05:30:54 am
  COCOA -- Lori Shorman wore a wide smile as she announced that she was the mother of a Cocoa High School graduate. "I've been holding back tears all day," she said, before she watched her daughter, Katrina, receive her diploma.
• Man jailed, but fire case open (Florida Today)
  posted on May 12, 2009 at 03:16:11 am
  Early on May 14, Palm Bay Police Officer Jeffrey Nickle and his canine partner arrived at the intersection of Brickell Street and Ellington Avenue to search for a man spotted before dawn lighting a fire in the scorched city.
• School Notes (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on May 3, 2009 at 02:10:57 am
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• Orlando science competition names two Brevard students as winners (Orlando Sentinel)
  posted on April 27, 2009 at 07:47:36 pm
  Two Brevard County students have won the top prize in a science competition at the Orlando Science Center. James Daniel Brandenburg of Cocoa High School and Collin McAliley of Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School tied for first place in the 11th Annual Dr. Nelson Ying Student Science Competition Saturday.
• Rutenbar, Buck Honored by FHSAA (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on April 27, 2009 at 04:55:46 am
  GAINESVILLE | Bartow High softball coach Glenn Rutenbar said he got into coaching because it was something he thought he could be "halfway decent" at doing. Sports writer Durward Buck, who has covered high school sports in Polk County since 1981, said he's enjoyed getting to know the athletes when they are young then following them throughout...
• Double The Pleasure, Double The Fun For Cocoa Tigers (Central Florida News 13)
  posted on March 15, 2009 at 02:01:33 am
  The iconic Tony the Tiger coined the phrase “they're grrreat!” How ironic that a Tiger would be the mascot of a high school that's been absolutely sugar-frosted this year? Cocoa High School is celebrating a football state championship and now a boys’ basketball title. Only two other schools have accomplished this sweet feat.
• Jacket Title Hopes Fade Away (The Polk County Democrat)
  posted on March 9, 2009 at 09:23:00 pm
  The Bartow High School Boy’s Basketball team’s magical season ended abruptly Thursday night as they were defeated by the Cocoa High School Tigers, 61-52.
• Former Coach Sees Parallels In Jacket Final Four Teams (The Polk County Democrat)
  posted on March 7, 2009 at 03:33:28 pm
  Attention, Jacket Nation — it has taken 20 years, but the Jacket boys’ basketball team is back in the Final Four.
• Yellow Jackets fall in semifinals to Cocoa, 61-52 (News Chief)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 02:08:34 pm
  Published: Friday, March 6, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, March 6, 2009 at 8:55 a.m. LAKELAND - Bartow High School cruised into the Class 4A state semifinals at The Lakeland Center with big wins, but the run came to a close Thursday night with a 61-52 loss to Cocoa High School.
• Ex-Bucs coach highlights YMCA Prayer Breakfast (Florida Today)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 01:51:48 pm
  About 300 people gathered this morning for the 5th annual Brevard County YMCA Prayer Breakfast.
• Bartow Falls in Class 4A Semifinals to Cocoa, 61-52, (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on March 6, 2009 at 09:55:45 am
  LAKELAND | Bartow's run at the Class 4A state boys basketball title ended Thursday night at The Lakeland Center when the Yellow Jackets were defeated by Cocoa, 61-52, in the semifinals.